Minister for AI and Online Safety (): I am repeating the
following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other
place by my Noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State for Digital Economy, .
I have today designated the government's Statement of Strategic
Priorities for telecommunications, the management of radio
spectrum, and postal services for the purposes of section 2A of
the Communications Act 2003.
This statement outlines the government's strategic priorities and
desired outcomes across a number of areas, including: fixed and
mobile telecoms, digital inclusion through empowered and
confident consumers, telecoms modernisation, the management of
radio spectrum, telecoms security and resilience and the postal
services.
The Draft statement was laid before Parliament on 11 February
2026 and the statutory period required under section 2C of the
Act has now ended.
As the independent regulator, Ofcom must have regard to the
priorities set out within the statement when exercising its
functions. Within 40 days of the designation of the statement,
Ofcom must report on what it proposes to do in consequence of the
statement. Ofcom must then publish subsequent annual reports
setting out what action it has taken in consequence of the
statement.
We are committed to working with Ofcom and industry to drive
forward progress against the priorities set out in the Statement
to build a UK that will have the connectivity it needs, whatever
the future holds.
Statement from
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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